I'd have to respectfully disagree with you there Fred, so far as Basingstoke is concerned anyway, not actually been to Blackwater.

Andover is just a cultural vacuum for mine. It has no redeeming features whatsoever. At least Amazingstoke has a few decent shops and a bit of greenery.

I can only assume you have been distracted whilst in Basingstoke - as for Blackwater how can you do anything other than hate a place where the only two shops are Aldi and Lidl, although in fairness it does have an attractive French quarter

Interesting to hear about Wisbech. Seemed alright last time I was there. Must have gone downhill pretty quickly.

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I can only assume you have been distracted whilst in Basingstoke - as for Blackwater how can you do anything other than hate a place where the only two shops are Aldi and Lidl, although in fairness it does have an attractive French quarter

Ha, yes. During my trips to Basingstoke - the ones I've undertaken recently, anyway - I have found it difficult to maintain concentration on the detail of my immediate surroundings, this much I must admit.

Whilst it does have a lot of undesirable areas, the town centre has always struck me as relatively reasonable. Particularly since the development of Festival Place, which has made it a lot better than it used to be.

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